Lahaina No. 1, a Baldwin 0-4-2ST preserved steam locomotive.

(PaulT (Gunther Tschuch), CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)

RAILROADS OF HAWAII

Hawaii has several railroads, including the modern Skyline rail system in Honolulu and heritage railroads like the Hawaiian Railway Society, which offers scenic train rides. Historically, there were many railroads used primarily for transporting sugar and other goods, but most are now defunct.

Passenger railroads

• Skyline

Heritage and Scenic Railroads

• Hawaiian Railway Society
• Kauai Plantation Railway

Defunct railroads

• Ahukini Terminal and Railway Company
• Hawaii Railway
• Hawaii Consolidated Railway
• Hawaiian Railroad
• Hilo Railroad
• Kahului Railroad
• Kauai Railway
• Koolau Railway
• Lahaina, Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad
• Oahu Railway and Land Company
• West Hawaii Railway

Electric

• Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land Company

Industrial

• Ahukini Terminal and Railway Company (absorbed by the Lihue Plantation)

Misc.

• Railroads A-Z

The History of Rail in Hawaiʻi | Home is Here

The Hawaiian Railway Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Hawaiʻi’s railroad history. Based in ʻEwa, Central Oʻahu, the society restores vintage locomotives and runs the only operating historic railway in Hawaiʻi. “This is kind of what we do,” says Hawaiian Railway Society Historian Jeff Livingston.